IFOCE.com and WLOCE report that Carson “Collard Green” Hughes of Newport News, Virginia passed away on December 26 at the age of 49. DailyPress has Hughes’ obituary and information about his funeral services. “Collard Green” competed in the 2003 Nathan’s finals and was the subject of a long profile in the New York Times that year.

update The Erwin Record has a longer article about Hughes (from Rhonda Evans)

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Norfolk qualifier results from IFOCE.com

1. Sonya Thomas, 38.5 HDB (.5 off 12 minute personal best)
2. Russ Keeler 20.75
3. William Schierer 19.75
4, Joe Tursi 19

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WTKR has a preview of Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at the MacArthur Center in Norfolk, VA which reports that Sonya Thomas is expected to compete. No other entrants are listed. The article says that truncating the qualifier to 10 minutes could work in Sonya’s favor.

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HamptonRoads.com has an article about Uncle Al’s Hot Dogs which mentions the restaurant’s hot dog eating challenge: a diner who can break the record of 22 hot dogs in 90 minutes will receive his or her meal free.

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The Washington Times has an article about Juliet Lee which compares her to Sonya Thomas.

The AP article about the Norfolk qualifier has been picked up by a lot of outlets.

updateWUSA also has an article and video clip (from beautifulbrian.com & Joe Callow)
ABC news has a video clip on Yahoo (from the Sicilian)

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The Don “Moses” Lerman episode of Brian Seiken’s television show is now available for free at http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/lermanshow.html

Brian also has a commentary on the Nathan’s qualifiers and a report on Juliet Lee’s victory in Norfolk.

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Norfolk results From IFOCE.com:
1) Juliet Lee, 26 HDB
2) Joe Tursi, 15.5 HDB

Juliet Lee becomes the 4th woman in the IFOCE era to reach the Nathan’s finals (Sonya Thomas, Carlene LeFevre, Takako Akasaka)

update HamptonRoads.com has an article about the contest It is surprising the Juliet Lee was apparently the only ranked eater to compete.

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A June 16 Nathan’s qualifier in Norfolk, VA that was not in the original list has been added to the qualifier schedule on IFOCE.com and nathansfamous.com

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Liz interviewed “Big” Brian Subich after he won the Norfolk Nathan’s qualifier on Saturday.

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from IFOCE.com & Brian Seiken – Norfolk Nathan’s qualifier results:

1. Brian Subich, 20.5 HDB
2. Hall Hunt, 20.375 HDB
3. Seaver Miller, 18 HDB
4. Justin Mih, 17 HDB

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The Hampton Roads Daily press has a profile of Partha Peddi, a former vegetarian from Hyderabad, India, who will compete in the Norfolk Nathan’s qualifier on Saturday. (Perhaps Peddi has learned the secrets of Indian competitive eating that Dale Boone has boasted about in his comments)

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wtkr.com has a preview of the Nathan’s qualifier to be held a week from Saturday at the MacArthur Mall in Norfolk, VA. Some spaces are available in that contest according to the article.

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After the MacArthur Center in Norfolk hosted Sonya Thomas’ record for Nathan’s qualifiers last year, eaters at that location will try to set another record. A Peep eating contest will be held at that location tomorrow.

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